44 Preface وَما كُنتَ بِجانِبِ الغَربِيِّ إِذ قَضَينا إِلىٰ موسَى الأَمرَ وَما كُنتَ مِنَ الشّاهِدينَAli Quli QaraiYou were not on the western side1 when We revealed the commandments2 to Moses, nor were you among the witnesses.3 That is, on the western side of the mountain, or valley, of Sinai.Or ‘the Law.’Or, ‘nor were you among those present.’